History and old photos tell us that something destructive happened over a Siberian forest

in 1908, knocking down trees over 2,000 square kilometers.

And though it's usually said that this was the result of an exploding meteor, many alternate

theories have been proposed as well.

And so we're forced to wonder what really did happen at Tunduska, and more importantly,

how do we know that?

That's coming up next.

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What really happened at Tunduska?

It's come to be associated with the old thought experiment.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?

The association is not without merit.

The Tunduska event is believed to have been the loudest sound ever, certainly the loudest

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